Paradox: Next console generation will probably be "the last generation"

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kowenicki said:

Zlejedi said:

kowenicki said:

Zlejedi said:
Nah it's way too early. Look at music cds - they are still here despite mp3 revolutionizing the market.

Why do you need a dedicated games machine to play physical media.  

Because while there's no problem to incorporate functions of cd/dvd/br player , pvr device and netflix receiver into a gaming machine - same cannot be done with a classic Hi-fi set.

Cost of hardware needed for core gaming experience is too high to incorporate them into whole mass market.

Exactly, so you can buy a blu ray player with ovr and multimedia capability from Panasonic or you buy the same with a gaming platform built in from Sony....  That sony device isn't a dedicated gaming device is it.  You missed the point... and the guy from paradox also misses the point and seems oblivious to the world outside of PC. 

But guys, what does software medium have to do with the viability of a dedicated console hardware? as OP quoted:

"Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive, reckons that the next generation of console hardware will be the last.

Speaking at the company's annual showcase, Wester made his traditional predictions about the games industry, foreseeing a further rise in more digital-focused platforms and distribution:"

How are the cause and effect related here? I didn't realize software medium was that paramount to the raison d'être of dedicated consoles... Don't Wii, Kinect, and Wii U show that hardware drives software, and that it has nothing to do with the software medium (digital or material)?